His mother, Linda, who was born in rural Indiana, traces her roots to the Mayflower.
Kroger’s father, Rudy, was born in Chicago to German immigrants. “That will be the biggest challenge of this bar year – encouraging Houston lawyers to step up in this time of need.” Bill Kroger with his family “And yet, at the same time, law firms and individual lawyers are obviously distracted by their own responses to the crisis,” he said. “We are likely to see a massive number of people who need legal help for all kinds of claims – landlord/tenant, employment, family law, probate, tax, personal injury and bankruptcy.
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“There is a growing gap between the legal needs of the poor and the number of lawyers in Houston willing and able to provide them pro bono legal services,” he said. Thousands of small businesses in the Houston area need legal assistance on some basic issues, including when and how they should open even as the coronavirus continues to spread, he told The Texas Lawbook in an interview.Īnother problem, he said, is “helping lawyers and law students find meaningful work and gain experience that could help them find jobs when this downturn is over.”īut the biggest and most important problem right now, Kroger said, is “expanding legal services to the poor and the newly unemployed through programs like Houston Volunteer Lawyers and raising awareness of the services provided through the Houston Lawyer Referral Service for those who can afford to hire an attorney.”
Just as Peter Gray faced unprecedented legal and societal issues in 1870, Kroger admits that he and the 11,000 member HBA have some monumental challenges to tackle in the months ahead.
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